Category Archives: Food & Restaurants

The Farang Dominates…

…some baa mii nam ngiaw      

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If You Haven’t Visited Thailand….

You might not know that Thais do up some tasty fried chicken. And that fried chicken is commonly eaten- from roadside to restaurant.  If you’re in Bangkok and want a good fried bird (in aircon and with great som tum … Continue reading

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Comfort Food Realization

Realization- I’m becoming a local. Event that lead to realization- thinking a Tom Yum style dry noodle soup with fish balls is a ‘comfort food’.

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Today’s Breakfast

Damn, looks like this is becoming a food blog, I need to move past posts on food as far too many good blogs on Thai food. Yesterday I wrote about Jook and eating breakfast. Today I had a totally different … Continue reading

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A Bowl of Jook

Breakfast in Asia has always been a challenge for me- I was raised on breakfast foods primary consisting of eggs, breads, muesli, cereals with some sausage or bacon. Salmon would be the only fish I’d eat for breakfast, but that … Continue reading

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Bacon Brownie

I love Thai food, but sometimes I need my western food, and dessert fix. My local coffee shop fixed me up: Bacon Brownie.

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Eat: Pad See-ew

It’s hard to top a good Pad See-ew (ผัดซีอิ้ว), I go with the wide rice noodles and pork, oh, it’s great. Eat Pad See-ew on the street, it’s cooked in a wok, find the seller with old, well used and … Continue reading

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Bangkok is Foodiest City

Told you the food is great, Bangkok has been named the ‘foodiest’ city according to Chowzter, an article can be found here. According to the article, the criteria included: ‘locally owned establishments with locally sourced food – meaning street carts, … Continue reading

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Beer Buffet

Thb499, sign says ไม่เมา ไม่เลิก which means ‘not drunk, don’t give up’.

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Fried Rice in Thailand: Not Just for Quitters

There is some really great fried rice in Thailand, not greasy, served with pork, chicken or crab. I never liked fried rice, most of the fried rice I ate in America was heavy and oily, possibly the first great fried … Continue reading

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